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Understanding is always the understanding of a smaller problem in relation to a bigger problem.


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When one realises one is asleep, at that moment one is already half-awake.

When one realises one is asleep, at that moment one is already half-awake.



It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning.

It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning.



When a man begins to know himself a little he will see in himself many things that are bound to horrify him. So long as a man is not horrified at himself he knows nothing about himself.

When a man begins to know himself a little he will see in himself many things that are bound to horrify him. So long as a man is not horrified at himself he knows nothing about himself.



The greatest barrier to consciousness is the belief that one is already conscious.

The greatest barrier to consciousness is the belief that one is already conscious.



People live in sleep, do everything in sleep, and do not know they are asleep.

People live in sleep, do everything in sleep, and do not know they are asleep.



Love is the eternally burning fire in which humanity & all the world are being purified.

Love is the eternally burning fire in which humanity & all the world are being purified.



The strangest and most fantastic fact about negative emotions is that people actually worship them.

The strangest and most fantastic fact about negative emotions is that people actually worship them.



It is by overcoming obstacles that man develops those qualities he needs.

It is by overcoming obstacles that man develops those qualities he needs.



Desire is when you do what you want, will is when you can do what you do not want.

Desire is when you do what you want, will is when you can do what you do not want.



There is no tyranny more ferocious than the tyranny of morality. Everything is sacrificed to it.

There is no tyranny more ferocious than the tyranny of morality. Everything is sacrificed to it.





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Now, each of us has his own special gift And you know this was meant to be true. And if you don't underestimate me I won't underestimate you.



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There are forces at work you do not perceive. I weave a delicate strategy which rash actions could rend. Patience , please.

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